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¨¨¨¨¨@@@@@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨@@¨¨
@@@@¨¨@@@¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND ~ ~ ~ ~ @@@@@¨¨¨¨@
@@@¨¨¨¨@¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ BEYOND THE GREAT DAM. ~ ~ ~ ~ @@@@¨¨@@¨¨
¨@¨¨@@¨¨¨¨ ~ IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. ~ @@@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@@@ ~ ~ ~ THE ELVES CAME TO US THEN. ~ ~ ~ @@¨¨@@@@@@
¨@@@@@¨¨@¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @¨¨¨¨@@@@¨
¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨@@¨¨@@¨¨
@¨¨@¨¨@@@@ THEY WERE VERY MANIPULATIVE, AND WE @¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@@@ CAME TO TRUST THEM. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ US ¨¨@@@@@@¨¨
@@@@@@¨¨@¨ KIDS WOULD PLAY DOWN AT THE WATER EVEN @¨¨@@@@¨¨@
@@@@@¨¨¨¨¨ THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨¨¨@@¨¨¨¨
¨@@@¨¨@@@¨ ~ ~ SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE ¨@@¨¨¨¨@@¨
¨¨@¨¨¨¨@¨¨ ENTIRELY, AND THE RIVER AT THE DAMS ¨¨¨¨@@¨¨¨¨
@¨¨¨@@¨¨¨@ FOOT WOULD DRY UP, REVEALING THE ROCKY @@@¨¨¨¨@@@
¨¨@¨¨¨¨@¨¨ WATER GARDEN THAT HAD BEEN HIDDEN @@¨¨@@¨¨@@
¨¨¨¨@@¨¨¨¨ BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE. ~ ~ ~ ~ @¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
@@@¨¨¨¨@@@ ~ ~ ~ ~ BEFORE THE DAM OPENED AGAIN, ¨¨@@@@@@@@
@@¨¨@@¨¨@¨ THERE WOULD BE A SIGNAL, BUT THE ELVES @¨¨@@@@@@@
@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WOULD MAKE US NOT HEAR IT, AND SUDDENLY ¨¨¨¨@@@@@@
¨¨@@@@@@@@ WE WOULD FIND THE WATER RISING, ALREADY @@@¨¨@@@@@
¨¨¨@@@@@@@ AT OUR KNEES. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨@¨¨¨¨@@@¨
@@¨¨@@@@@¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨¨@@¨¨@¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨ ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ ¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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